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Donald Trump Denies Bond Hearings, Expands Immigrant Detention
The Trump administration is launching a new effort to keep immigrants who entered the US illegally detained by denying them bond hearings, an internal memo showed, a change that could further swell the numbers of those held.
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Trump Signs 'Big, Beautiful Bill' Into Law. What's Inside
US President Donald Trump signed into law his "One Big Beautiful Bill" at the White House on Friday, "keeping" his campaign promises of extending tax cuts from his first term and boosting military spending.
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US Immigration Crackdown Set To Intensify With $150 Billion Infusion
US immigration enforcement is set for the most dramatic expansion in decades after the Republican-controlled Congress approved a budget bill that will fund President Donald Trump's mass deportation plans.
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US Troops Make Detentions In Trump Border Military Zones On Maxico Border
US troops have made their first detentions inside military areas set up on the US-Mexico border as part of the Trump administration's crackdown on illegal immigration, the US Army said.
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'Delete Your Nudes': What Travellers Must Know Before Visiting The US
The US government has increased scrutiny at borders, allowing CBP officers to search electronic devices and potentially seize them if travellers refuse to comply.
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$8 Million To Families Of Those Who Died In Mexico Migrant Centre Fire
The families of 40 people who died in a fire at a detention center for undocumented migrants in a Mexican border town in March will receive more than $8 million each, the government said Sunday.
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Guards Seen Walking Away From Burning Mexico Migrant Centre: Report
Video surveillance footage on Tuesday appeared to show guards leaving as flames engulfed an immigration detention center in northern Mexico where dozens of migrants died in a fire.
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"We're Not Dogs": Migrant Anger Boils After Mexico-US Border Tragedy
Searching desperately for his brother after a fire killed dozens at a Mexican immigrant detention center, Abel Maldonado pleaded with authorities to stop treating migrants like animals.
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At Least 38 Dead After Fire At Mexico Migrant Centre Near US Border
A fire believed to have been started by migrants protesting against their deportation killed at least 38 people at a Mexican immigration detention center near the US border, authorities said Tuesday, prompting demands for justice.
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SmartLink Smartphone App Helps Deportation Agents Monitor Immigrants at US-Mexico Border
US authorities have broadly expanded the use of a smartphone app during the coronavirus pandemic to ensure immigrants released from detention will attend deportation hearings, a requirement that advocates say violates their privacy and makes them feel they're not free.
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US Border Detentions Plunge In July After Mexico Deal
US southern border detentions plunged for the second straight month in July after a deal with Mexico to block Central American migrants, the Department of Homeland Security announced Thursday.
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"Taliban Gave Me Toothpaste": Ex-Captives Compare US Handling Of Migrants
The federal government told a panel of Ninth Circuit appellate judges last week that U.S. border detention facilities are "safe and sanitary," as required by law, even though migrant children are denied soap, toothbrushes and dark places to sleep.
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US Border Chief Quits Amid Outcry Over Child Detainees
The acting commissioner of the US Customs and Border Protection agency announced his resignation on Tuesday amid a public outcry over alarming detention conditions of migrant children in Texas.
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Gay, Transgender Detainees Allege Abuse At US Border Detention Centre
Gay and transgender people held at a large Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in New Mexico have faced physical and verbal abuse and were placed in solitary confinement after complaining about it, according to a complaint civil rights groups sent to the US agency Monday.
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How A Mother's Tough Choice Gave Her Son A Potential US Asylum Advantage
For two months in detention after being separated from her 14-year old son by US border officials, Catalina Sales worried about how he was doing and when she would see him again.
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Donald Trump Denies Bond Hearings, Expands Immigrant Detention
The Trump administration is launching a new effort to keep immigrants who entered the US illegally detained by denying them bond hearings, an internal memo showed, a change that could further swell the numbers of those held.
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Trump Signs 'Big, Beautiful Bill' Into Law. What's Inside
US President Donald Trump signed into law his "One Big Beautiful Bill" at the White House on Friday, "keeping" his campaign promises of extending tax cuts from his first term and boosting military spending.
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US Immigration Crackdown Set To Intensify With $150 Billion Infusion
US immigration enforcement is set for the most dramatic expansion in decades after the Republican-controlled Congress approved a budget bill that will fund President Donald Trump's mass deportation plans.
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US Troops Make Detentions In Trump Border Military Zones On Maxico Border
US troops have made their first detentions inside military areas set up on the US-Mexico border as part of the Trump administration's crackdown on illegal immigration, the US Army said.
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'Delete Your Nudes': What Travellers Must Know Before Visiting The US
The US government has increased scrutiny at borders, allowing CBP officers to search electronic devices and potentially seize them if travellers refuse to comply.
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$8 Million To Families Of Those Who Died In Mexico Migrant Centre Fire
The families of 40 people who died in a fire at a detention center for undocumented migrants in a Mexican border town in March will receive more than $8 million each, the government said Sunday.
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Guards Seen Walking Away From Burning Mexico Migrant Centre: Report
Video surveillance footage on Tuesday appeared to show guards leaving as flames engulfed an immigration detention center in northern Mexico where dozens of migrants died in a fire.
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"We're Not Dogs": Migrant Anger Boils After Mexico-US Border Tragedy
Searching desperately for his brother after a fire killed dozens at a Mexican immigrant detention center, Abel Maldonado pleaded with authorities to stop treating migrants like animals.
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At Least 38 Dead After Fire At Mexico Migrant Centre Near US Border
A fire believed to have been started by migrants protesting against their deportation killed at least 38 people at a Mexican immigration detention center near the US border, authorities said Tuesday, prompting demands for justice.
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SmartLink Smartphone App Helps Deportation Agents Monitor Immigrants at US-Mexico Border
US authorities have broadly expanded the use of a smartphone app during the coronavirus pandemic to ensure immigrants released from detention will attend deportation hearings, a requirement that advocates say violates their privacy and makes them feel they're not free.
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US Border Detentions Plunge In July After Mexico Deal
US southern border detentions plunged for the second straight month in July after a deal with Mexico to block Central American migrants, the Department of Homeland Security announced Thursday.
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"Taliban Gave Me Toothpaste": Ex-Captives Compare US Handling Of Migrants
The federal government told a panel of Ninth Circuit appellate judges last week that U.S. border detention facilities are "safe and sanitary," as required by law, even though migrant children are denied soap, toothbrushes and dark places to sleep.
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US Border Chief Quits Amid Outcry Over Child Detainees
The acting commissioner of the US Customs and Border Protection agency announced his resignation on Tuesday amid a public outcry over alarming detention conditions of migrant children in Texas.
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Gay, Transgender Detainees Allege Abuse At US Border Detention Centre
Gay and transgender people held at a large Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in New Mexico have faced physical and verbal abuse and were placed in solitary confinement after complaining about it, according to a complaint civil rights groups sent to the US agency Monday.
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How A Mother's Tough Choice Gave Her Son A Potential US Asylum Advantage
For two months in detention after being separated from her 14-year old son by US border officials, Catalina Sales worried about how he was doing and when she would see him again.
